Parkchester (IRT Pelham Line)
Encyclopedia
Parkchester is an express station
on the IRT Pelham Line
of the New York City Subway
. It is located in the Bronx
at the intersection of the Cross-Bronx Expressway
service roads (formerly East 177th Street), Metropolitan Avenue, and Westchester Avenue, atop Hugh J. Grant Circle. It is served by the 6
train at all times and the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction.
It is an express station with three tracks and two island platform
s. There are 1950s-style mushroom-shaped lights at the end of the platforms and the staircases to the mezzanine
are sheltered. The mezzanine has a crossunder and windows in a simulated 12-pane pattern similar to those at Whitlock Avenue
. The fare control is at street level and the room features a painting entitled Live The Dream. There is an escalator
from fare control to the southbound platform, bypassing the mezzanine. Just north of the station is a signal tower which was used until the late 1990s, when a new master tower was created in Westchester Yard.
When the <6> express operates, 6 local trains terminate here. The <6> express always stops on the express track and the local trains always stop on the local track, even when they terminate there. The trains use the switches north of the station to get to their respective track. Terminating trains use the center track past those switches as a pocket track to relay.
The IRT Pelham Line north of Parkchester is always served by a local train. During weekdays from approximately 6:30 AM to 8:45 PM, the peak direction train on that section is the <6> train; Manhattan
-bound in the morning, Pelham Bay Park
-bound in the afternoon and early evening. Trains switch designations at Pelham Bay Park for the return trip to Manhattan.
This station was rehabilitated in 2010.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IRT Pelham Line
IRT Pelham Line
The IRT Pelham Line is a rapid transit line on the New York City Subway, served by the 6 and <6> trains. It was built as part of the Dual Contracts expansion and opened in 1919. It is both elevated and underground, with Whitlock Avenue being the first elevated station...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. It is located in the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
at the intersection of the Cross-Bronx Expressway
Cross-Bronx Expressway
The Cross Bronx Expressway is a major expressway in the New York City borough of the Bronx, conceived by Robert Moses and built between 1948 and 1972. It carries traffic on Interstate 95 through the city, and serves as a portion of Interstate 295 toward Long Island; a portion is also designated U.S...
service roads (formerly East 177th Street), Metropolitan Avenue, and Westchester Avenue, atop Hugh J. Grant Circle. It is served by the 6
6 (New York City Subway service)
The 6 Lexington Avenue and Pelham Local and Lexington Avenue Local and Pelham Express are two rapid transit services of the New York City Subway. The 6 local has a circle shape while the ' express has a diamond shape...
train at all times and the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction.
It is an express station with three tracks and two island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s. There are 1950s-style mushroom-shaped lights at the end of the platforms and the staircases to the mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
are sheltered. The mezzanine has a crossunder and windows in a simulated 12-pane pattern similar to those at Whitlock Avenue
Whitlock Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)
Whitlock Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Whitlock Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx....
. The fare control is at street level and the room features a painting entitled Live The Dream. There is an escalator
Escalator
An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...
from fare control to the southbound platform, bypassing the mezzanine. Just north of the station is a signal tower which was used until the late 1990s, when a new master tower was created in Westchester Yard.
When the <6> express operates, 6 local trains terminate here. The <6> express always stops on the express track and the local trains always stop on the local track, even when they terminate there. The trains use the switches north of the station to get to their respective track. Terminating trains use the center track past those switches as a pocket track to relay.
The IRT Pelham Line north of Parkchester is always served by a local train. During weekdays from approximately 6:30 AM to 8:45 PM, the peak direction train on that section is the <6> train; Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
-bound in the morning, Pelham Bay Park
Pelham Bay Park (IRT Pelham Line)
Pelham Bay Park is the northern terminal station of the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located by Pelham Bay Park, at the intersection of the Bruckner Expressway and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and...
-bound in the afternoon and early evening. Trains switch designations at Pelham Bay Park for the return trip to Manhattan.
This station was rehabilitated in 2010.
External links
- nycsubway.org — Live the Dream Artwork (Artist and date unknown)
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- Map of Bronx Subways
- The Subway Nut — Parkchester – East 177th Street Pictures
- entrance in Hugh Grant Circle entrance from Google Maps Street View
